Iranian AI-Enhanced Cyber Espionage Campaign against Iraqi Government (infosecurity-magazine.com)

• Targeting of Iraq's Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials and infrastructure.
• Integration of AI-driven methods to improve the success rate of deceptive tactics.
• Attribution to Iranian state-linked threat actors with high confidence.

"Zscaler ThreatLabz has identified a sophisticated cyber espionage campaign conducted by Iranian-backed actors targeting Iraq’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The campaign utilizes AI-powered tools to enhance social engineering and payload effectiveness, representing a significant shift in regional cyber warfare tactics and posing risks to diplomatic security."